South Mountain 5K and 20K Classic.

Race Information:

This race starts and finishes at the South Mountain Activity Center in Phoenix. Take Central Avenue two miles south of Baseline Road to the park.

Registration begins at 5:30 a.m. The 20K begins at 6:30 a.m. and the 5K begins at 7:10 a.m. Please plan to arrive early! Park Rangers will be checking each vehicle before entering the park. This can cause a backup in traffic, especially nearing gun time.

South Mountain Park requires all runners to be off the road by 10:00 a.m. Thus runners in the 20K must be able to maintain at least a 17 minute-per-mile pace. If you cannot maintain this pace for the 20K race, please choose a shorter distance.

Courses
Both the 20K and 5K are USATF certified courses. The courses are on roads only (no trails).

Bib/Chip/Visor pickupRunners can pick up their bibs and visors on race day starting at 5:30 a.m.

Awards
Awards will be presented to the first 3 finishers overall (male and female, no double dipping) and to the top 3 finishers in the following age groups (male/female): 19 & under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 & over.

Race Visors
Race visors are only guaranteed to runners who pre-register and pick up their visor before gun time. Remaining visors will be available to race day registrants and available for purchase after the gun goes off.